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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 73144 on 28/12/1956

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 5
Company History BR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 28/12/1956 to Leicester Midland (15C)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/08/1967
Service Life 10 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 28/02/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
15C   Leicester Midland (New) on 28/12/1956
16A   Nottingham 4w/e 19/04/1958
16A   Nottingham w/e 10/01/1959
17A   Derby w/e 07/02/1959
17C   Rowsley w/e 21/11/1959
17A   Derby w/e 30/09/1961
17C   Rowsley w/e 10/02/1962
16C   Derby w/e 02/05/1964
9H   Patricroft w/e 06/06/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 26/08/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 15C Leicester Midland w/e 29/12/1956
LOAN 16A Nottingham 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 17A Derby 5w/e 31/01/1959
LOAN 16A Nottingham 5w/e 31/01/1959
EXLOAN 17A Derby 4w/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 5w/e 03/03/1962
ALLOC 16C Derby 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 5w/e 06/06/1964
WDN   w/e 26/08/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/05/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay - stripping) Paint shop-44467G, 44603 G, 48186 I, 48405 G, 73030 I, 73032 G, 12092, D3767/8 New; Diesel Erecting shop-10202, 12053, ED4/5, D3085, D3491, D5702; New Work-8 d/e shunters 0-6-0 (D3769-76). Test House-D5015/6/7, D3124; Diesel Finishing Shop-D5018, D1 Scafell Pike, D2 Helvellyn; Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay-42375I, 42505 I, 42641 I, 44036 G, 44092 G, 44097 G, 44195 I, 44206 I, 44213 G, 44387 G, 44582 G, 47255 G, 47378 I, 47442 G, 48088 I, 48374 G, 48636 G, 48673 I, 73136 I, 75005 I; Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay - stripping-52532, 43982, 44049, 44211. Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay-41000 (Boiler RBS 5240 no, 12594, type G9 ex 40928; present state-6 frame inserts, boiler in, motion and slide bars in partly, driving splashers and footplate supports fitted), 42508 I, 42531 I, 44188 I, 44414 I, 47414 I, 73132 I; Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay - stripping-73144; Erecting Shop, no. 3 bay-4 2300 H.P. 1-Co-Co-1 (D3-6), 6 1160 H.P. Bo-Bo (D5019-24); Yard-40047, 40680, 43205/54, 42541, 42661, 44588, 45032, 47309, 48111, 48385, 48643, 53806, 58281, 10100, 10800, Cecil Raikes. Stored locos. moved into Wks. yard-40931, 41068, 41119/63/4/7/93, 43231/301/441/522/745 an 43815. Stored locos, by side of Test House-40412/536, 41062, 41857 an 47214. SLS/195906
18/01/1964 Darlington Works (Yard Sidings) Erecting Shop: 12122, D191, D2615, D3143, D3672, D5102/9, D5370/6, and 0-4-0 Depl. Diesel No. 56, D7583-89 under construction. Steam Locos under repair: 75037, 60004, 60145, 60923/70, 73092/142/162, 75046/53, 90120/709. Stripping Shop: 47482 for general, 63451, 72002, 75006, 90209/578/728. Yard Sidings: D16, D2700, D5112, 43119, 60132, 61013, 60954, 62060/65, 63468, 65033/99, 65804, 73144, 75006/40, 90026. Diesel Test House: D22, D5104 an D5169. Scrap Yard: 43131, 42770, 61468, 65810, 67652, 68008/38/39/41/42/59/61, 68736, 69006/21 an 72001. SLS/196402
25/04/1964 Darlington MPD (On Shed) On Shed: 63460 Ex Works: 47482 Centrally located number on tank, 73097 green, 73144. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/12/1956 To Service To service as British Railways Number 73144
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Leicester Midland (15C)
   
19/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
10/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
07/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
21/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
30/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
10/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
02/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
06/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
26/08/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 73144    
28/02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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